Journal Junction for August 16

August 16, 2013

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor,"?which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Martinsburg:

Is Martinsburg really as welcoming a community as it might be? From the tenor of Journal Junction comments, I often wonder. Sometimes what you sow becomes what you reap. I think that some of this area's woes aren't based on reality at all - this is beautiful country with good people. But negative attitudes, prejudices and a prevailing down-at-the-heels world view that the Junction showcases daily conspire to defeat much forward progress.

From Martinsburg:

To the person from Martinsburg that sees their cats being shot: Excuse me, but, should I see anyone hurting my pets, the police would be called immediately! So, why are you blowing smoke?

From Martinsburg:

I would like to pay tribute to reporter and Charles Town resident Jack Germond, who died this week. I once met him in the dairy section of the Charles Town Martin's and couldn't have been more gracious. Later he autographed his book, "Fat Man in a Middle Seat," for me - a great read by a reporter who come up the hard way, did his homework and knew his stuff. There are few left like him.

From Martinsburg:

Steve Younkins really pinpointed Del. John Overington's problem: he doesn't understand all he "knows." John O. is a classic closet collectivist control-freak. Throw him out!

From Ranson:

Since when did the Ranson police start stalking drivers, waiting for them to make a mistake? Yesterday, one of Ranson's finest went around the block to start following me only to wait for me to neglect to use my turn signal at a right turn only intersection. He pulled me over for not using my turn signal, even though I could only turn one way. Don't they have better things to do?

From Martinsburg:

On the subject that a few schools get the free lunch and breakfast programs and the rest don't: This is not right. It should be every school in the county or none at all. Don't show favoritism! All kids deserve this benefit.

From Martinsburg:

To Martinsburg: Why wait until they kill another one of your pet cats? Call now!

From Huntfield:

To the Martinsburg caller having witnessed the person shooting his/her pet cats with a pellet gun: just how many more are you being allowed to get killed before doing something about it? Seems to me that you are no animal lover yourself.

From Charles Town:

Does it really take three to five police cars and officers to serve a child support warrant on one individual? What if simultaneously someone was being assaulted, robbed, etc.? Are you telling me they could not receive police assistance due to the police officers being tied up with a child support case? I understand having backup and being safe, but to me that was a little extreme.

From Hedgesville:

To the Martinsburg caller commenting on DOH hiring relatives and people from the "Valley." Most companies hire relatives based on work habits of those already employed. I guess people from the "Valley" are good workers.